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Years of service
  
1921–45 1957–1962

Name
  
Kurt Thoma

Rank
  
Kapitan zur See

Kurt Thoma
Born
  
4 August 1901 Staufen (
1901-08-04
)

Died
  
11 April 1971(1971-04-11) (aged 69) Oldenburg

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Unit
  
Hannover SSS Niobe Berlin Braunschweig Schleswig-Holstein

Kapitan zur See Otto Kurt Thoma (4 August 1901 in Staufen – 11 April 1971 in Oldenburg) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (4 May 1940)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award
  • 4th and 3rd Class (2 October 1936)
  • 2nd Class (1 April 1939)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1940 as Korvettenkapitan and chief of the 2. Minensuchflottille
  • Italian War Cross with Swords (1 November 1941)
  • Minesweeper War Badge

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